Budweiser's Clydesdales make appearance at Liberty State Park

Rain may be falling on everyone in Liberty State Park today, but it hasn’t stopped the arrival of some very special guests. The Budweiser Clydesdales made their way to the park today to the delight of visitors.

Brittny Corrigan is one of 8 Clydesdale handlers who travel with the 10 horses. The horses travel in custom made semi-tractor trailers to each event, which Corrigan and her fellow handlers drive themselves.

“They’re amazing,” said Corrigan, 28. “They are very calm and gentile. They all have their own personalities.”

According to Corrigan, the Clydesdales make 3 to 5 appearances a week, and they travel 320 days out of the year. Only 8 of the 10 horses are needed to pull the iconic Budweiser wagon, so the handlers can rotate which horses appear and give some needed time off to each horse.

“You typically just see looks of awe,” Corrigan said about people seeing the Clydesdales for the first time. “They just stare at the horses.”

Chris and Carol Hill, of Chester, NJ made a stop in the Clydesdale tent today as part of their day in the park.

“It was worth the trip here just to see the Clydesdales,” said Carol, 50.